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  1. “Swachh Bharat” (Clean India) Requires a Mindset Change

    - Inter Press Service

  2. Boatloads of Migrants Could Soon Be ‘Floating Graveyard’ on Southeast Asian Waters

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (IPS) - On Thursday, May 14, a group of journalists rented a boat from Ko Lipe, a small island in Thailand's southwest Satun Province, and headed out into the Andaman Sea – a water body in the northeastern Indian Ocean bounded by Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Strait of Malacca.

  3. Opinion: Clean Energy Access, a Major Sustainable Development Goal

    - Inter Press Service

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    UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (IPS) - The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Forum will take place next week in New York. Success in achieving sustainable development and tackling climate change challenges requires investment in clean energy solutions.

  4. U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (IPS) - When the United States sells billions of dollars in sophisticated arms to Arab nations, they are conditioned on two key factors: no weapons with a qualitative military edge over Israel will ever be sold to the Arabs, nor will they receive any weapons that are not an integral part of the U.S. arsenal.

  5. Opinion: Let’s Talk Menstruation. Period.

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, May 14 (IPS) - Every month, more than two billion women around the world menstruate, and yet the topic is still shrouded by a veil of silence. While some girls celebrate their period as the first step into womanhood, many girls in developing or emerging countries are shocked and ashamed of their monthly cycles.

  6. The Asia-Pacific Region Is ‘Growing’, but Millions Are Living in Poverty

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (IPS) - Home to an estimated 3.74 billion people, the Asia-Pacific region holds over half the global population, determining to a great extent the level of economic stability, or chaos, in the world.

  7. Poor Land Use Worsens Climate Change in St. Vincent

    - Inter Press Service

    KINGSTOWN, May 14 (IPS) - For 32 years, Joel Poyer, a forest technician, has been tending to the forest of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

  8. Burundi President, with Shrinking Pool of Support, Faces Ouster

    - Inter Press Service

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    NEW YORK, May 14 (IPS) - The days of African presidents rewriting the constitution to crown themselves Presidents for Life may be coming to a close but Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza appears to have missed the signs of this historical shift.

  9. Pregnancy and Childbirth Still Kill Too Many Women in Latin America

    - Inter Press Service

    BUENOS AIRES, May 14 (IPS) - In spite of strides in social progress, Latin America's maternal mortality rates remain unacceptable, and many of the deaths are avoidable, occurring partly because of neglect of the prescriptions provided by experts: preventive action and health promotion.

  10. The U.N. at 70: Is It Still Fit for the Purpose?

    - Inter Press Service

    VIENNA, May 14 (IPS) - Events are being organised around the world to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, but a recent seminar held in the Austrian capital was not held to applaud the body's past contributions.

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